Love of Muzzle Loaders

Friday, May 24, 2013

Those Possibles Bags

I really wanted a Possibles Bag, the ones that I saw were not to sturdy or cost way too much. So, I traveled down to "Oregon Leather" and got a pile of fixings.

I started with this one, it includes a "Holstein" hair-on flap. Internally there are two full size pockets, the front one is full depth while the rear one is attached to the inside of the back. Then a side sleeve was added for the short starter. Lacing is a light tan color.

A pencil sized pocket was added to the strap along with a brass clip to hold several powder measures thus helping with muzzle loader activities.

The inside view shows a plastic powder horn and several other tools needed for a short outing.

Sold

Then another bag was started, with a slightly larger hair-on flap.This one is basically the same size as the first. Also, there's no short starter pocket on the right side as the strap is mounted there. Lacing is black leather and the strap is plain leather.

Sold

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Let's try this again, updated.

OK, the first post seems to have disappeared and won't come back. Bummer.

Here is an example of one of my first underhammer builds (third, actually). That target is my first shot. This one has a .50 cal steel Green Mountain rifled barrel of 1:28 twist. The stand came later when I realized that loading this pistol on the bench would not be easy.

The lock is crude but it works. The trigger has a "hat" that is supposed to rub on the hammer spring. This rubbing forces the trigger forward and into a locking position.

The action gets mounted to the barrel block. Action is housed in a piece of 3/8 inch key stock. A top strap was inlet to the barrel block and then all parts get mounted.

Picture shows all parts together but has no finish on the Walnut.

A clip of how it works.

Update: Feb/13/2016

As it looks today.

Newly faced trigger, with brass.

Solder joint.

Pinned hammer flash cup.

Date of manufacture, "P03042011", March/04/2011.
Barrel roll pinned to block.

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